Feature on Roche: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14...potential.aspx
Very clear message as regards doping, good to see.
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Feature on Roche: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14...potential.aspx
Very clear message as regards doping, good to see.
Catalunya under way. Martin contested the sprint yesterday and came in fourth. Roche was caught behind a crash and missed the front group. He's writing for the indo this week: http://www.independent.ie/sport/othe...-29138445.html
Latest diary from Roche: http://www.independent.ie/sport/othe...-29141872.html
Martin now 9th on GC. Was hoping he'd figure more today but little mention of him.
Meanwhile, it's stage hunting time for Roche: http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=3934
Anyone watching this today able to get an update ?
Getting twitter updates in Spanish, and I don't speak Spanish! but from what I can decipher - Roche is at the foot of the last climb of the day 1.00 clear at the head of the stage - with Dan Martin in a group of 20 odd behind him on the road, 2 minutes clear of the peloton. Martin in line to take the leaders jersey at the moment, as Valverde, who was leading, has abandoned.
Am I right or waaay off ?
Ironically it was Martin and his team mates that seemed to chase down Roche. Martin in the lead group now with about 2 minutes.. he could take the overall lead if he can hold but the skybots have been deployed.
Edit: @opqscyclingteam and @mrconde are very good for updates.
Google translate each tweet maybe?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
"Dan Martin solo with 7,7 km to go. He deserves this win, but still a long way home"
52" between D. Martin and Van Den Broeck. 3k to go.. Come on Dan!
Bad news from Taiwan is that Martin Irvine has a broken femur.
2k to go.. same gap but it's super steep...
1k.. still at about a minute
Thanks for the updates and good twitter feeds - fingers crossed for him now....
Martin wins!
So Martin takes the win and the overall race lead! Sounds like a super effort.
Or Edit:
Daniel Martin (Garmin) es el guanyador de la 4a etapa de la Volta al cim de Port Ainé.
És el nou lider.
Now that I think of it - that's probably Catalan - not Spanish.
Great win. Martin has 10 second lead over Rodriguez overall
Meanwhile Deignan is 10th in Coppi e Bartali after stage 2. Brameier was on the attack yesterday in Dwars door Vlaanderen but couldn't make it stick.
Last few K for Martin:
http://www.irishcyclingphotos.com/?p=11386
Great ride by him yestarday - fair play - hope he can hold onto it now till end but it be hard to keep J Rod away with only a 10secs lead gap.
Martin 9th today and he seems to have picked up some bonus seconds so now leads by 14 seconds. The lead I got from the Omega Pharma Quickstep twitter- remains to be confirmed obviously.
He got 1 second in an intermediate sprint. Rodriguez went for it too. That's a great sign.
Then a slight split in the pack saw Rodriguez lose another 3 seconds. Stage winners get 10 bonus seconds and Rodriguez heavily tipped to win in Barcelona. This cushion should help dan
He has added another 3 seconds to his lead with a bonification today. 17 seconds lead now.
He's won it. Didn't he win Poland a few years back too?
He did in 2011 and finish second in it last year behind Peter SaganQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Very exciting heading into the hilly Northern classics- but it'll be harder for him now as a seriously marked man.
3rd for Dan Martin at Fleche Wallonne! Edit: Dang, it's a 'mere' fourth.
Great result considering he had a puntured 22km out and had the hammer down just to get back to the peleton!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Martin wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege! Very powerful and mature finish.
Dan Martin! Dan Martin FFS! YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And saying all the right things: http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-n...ng-im-stunned/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4O5bb2XDdc
"Dan Martin @DanMartin86 2h
Still in shock here. Team rode unbelievably well. Made my job easy. Thanks so much to them. I just won liege bastogne liege. #wow"
Brilliant win, brilliantly executed by Garmin too. Seems to be a good vibe between him and Hesjedal all spring. You could see Dan holding back when the group were coming to Hesjedal, like he was feeling that good he was struggling not to close the gap. If he does nothing else his entire career he has a monument. And Lombardy to come.
He hinted it in at least one interview I read yesterday, that he doesn't know whether he'll focus on Grand Tours or classics. You'd have to think he has potential in races like Milan San Remo and Flanders as well The Ardennes.
The 3 best wins of his career now have all been through different methods. Vuelta stage was winning sprint from elite selection. Catalunya queen stage this year was a solo breakaway. Yesterday saw him bide his time after Jesjedal did all the work, leaving Dan with all the energy to catch and pass Rodriguez. The podium yesterday contained probably the 2 best climber/classic specialists of the last 10 years (drugs aside) and Dan won EASILY.
Great to see
My sporting hero was Sean Kelly and still remains so today. However, like many cynicism replaced belief in riders' success. Martin comes across as a level headed and modest individual who may reignite interest in Ireland in the sport of cycling. I for one will be watching him!
More on Martin and his anti doping stance: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vaug...-doping-stance
Another interview with Martin: http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cy...rtin-interview
Conor McConvey wins the first stage of the 2.2 rated Tour of Azerbaijan. Edit: No he didn't. Apparently he swapped numbers with a team mate and it was actually Christoph Schweizer that won. Mental.
Are Roche and Martin in their teams for the Giro?
No, neither doing the Giro. I'd say both will do the Tour though.
Deignan wins the Tour of the Gila! Super stuff.
Dan Martin Interview: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14...edictions.aspx
Another great ride from Deignan taking 3rd on the stage in California in punishing heat. Epic attack seemed like it was going to stick but caught with under 2km to go.
Came across this interview as well.. http://www.tourofthegila.com/video-philip-deignan/
McQuaid nominated by Swiss Cycling for UCI President on the basis of his residency there.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2013...y-switzerland/
Have they no (a) shame, or (b) candidates of their own?